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The simple step of applying oil change reminder labels carries real value for the automotive service establishment and the customer. These labels provide a subtle but persistent notice to the customer of the next service date, helping ensure the vehicle remains in optimal condition. They also remind a satisfied customer where they last received service, increasing the likelihood of return business.

While an enclosed automobile may seem like a relatively benign environment, these labels are subjected to significant environmental rigors. High exposure to ultraviolet radiation can attack labels and adhesive, causing adhesives to harden and leave residue, or causing the label to break apart and delaminate rather than removing in one piece. Temperatures inside a parked car in the summer can quickly reach 140°F, effectively baking the label facesheet and adhesive. During winter, windshields repeatedly cycle between freezing temperatures and heated defrost cycles.

Intermec has announced the soon to be available integrated RFID capabilities for its CK70, CN70 and CN70e mobile computers. Part of Intermec’s industry-leading 70 Series family, these no-compromise devices now offer a fully-integrated UHF RFID reader with no external antenna – adding advanced RFID reading capabilities to what is already one of the industry’s most compact, ultra-rugged designs.

Designed specifically for customers seeking a mobile RFID solution in demanding in-premise environments, the Intermec 70 Series RFID reader platform supports medium to long-range read distances and is optimized to read one or many tags in support of inventory and asset tracking applications in retail, healthcare, industrial and government market segments. Additionally, the 70 Series RFID does not compromise size and weight; with a fully integrated design utilizing Intermec’s IM11 embedded module, along with an internally housed antenna, customers can experience advanced RFID read performance while maintaining the already-compact form factor of the 70 Series mobile computers.

Motorola, a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions and services for enterprise and government customers, has announced that it is expanding its enterprise mobile computing portfolio to include devices built on the Microsoft Windows Embedded 8 Handheld platform. This expansion brings Windows Phone 8 technologies to enterprise customers, providing an innovative addition to Motorola’s portfolio of devices built on the Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 platforms and enhancing Motorola’s future solutions.

Modern supply chains must meet ever higher customer service level requirements while also constantly reducing costs. Intermec and Ruckus Wireless combine the leading workflow performance company with simply better wireless connectivity to enable more efficient and high performance warehouse and distribution centers (DCs).

Intermec designs and builds the automated information and data capture (AIDC) industry’s most complete lineup of rugged, reliable and versatile equipment. Its bar code scanners, rugged computers and VoCollect data collection systems are deployed globally by leading warehouse, DC, 3GL and other enterprises that rely on accurate and timely data to track, manage and move products.

North America’s leading provider of specialized digital data hardware solutions BarcodesInc ranks at or near the top for every Wasp solution category. CEO Dan Nettesheim said: “BarcodesInc is excited and honored to be named Wasp’s Partner of the Year. Working with Wasp has helped us offer robust and reliable solutions to our clients in asset tracking, inventory control and point-of-sale. Being a WaspLink partner has provided us with the sales and marketing support that has been essential to growing our business.” BarcodesInc experienced 208% Wasp sales growth in the last year.

KoamTac announced the release of the KDC350, which features added durability and keypad convenience, the newest in the company’s line of innovative, programmable Bluetooth barcode scanners and card readers that are changing the way the world collects and stores information.

The KDC350 has an IP65-rated design that allows users to collect information in dusty and wet environments. The compact keypad adds convenience to data entry enhancements. NFC (Near Field Communication) and GPS options further enhance the traditional data collection applications.

The KDC350 also comes with an anti-microbial case, ideal for environments such as healthcare, as well as a switch to put it in vibrate mode, ideal for noisy environments.

Put the power of Microscan’s imaging scanners in your data collection environment!

The HS-21 and HS-41X handheld imagers strike a balance between power and cost-efficiency for 1D/2D symbol reading. Equipped with aggressive X-Mode decode algorithms, the HS-41X is best in its class for reading challenging codes marked directly on surfaces from sheet metals to castings to PCBs. Disinfectant-ready, dust and water resistant, and able to withstand multiple drops from 6 ft (1.83 m), the HS-21 and HS-41X provide reliable data tracking from clean rooms to industrial settings.

Optimal price/performance

Compact, ergonomic design

Chemical resistant materials

IP54 sealing

Light/vibration indicators

Dual field optics

Low power draw

For more help on how the HS-21 and HS-41x can improve your scanning application, contact us at BarcodesInc.

Newcastle Systems‘ latest product offering – the newPowerPack Series Portable Power System provides clean, seamless AC power for as long as 12+ hours at a time. This sturdy, compact unit is ideal for powering computers, printers, scales, testers and any other electronic equipment. At the end of your customer’s shift or use, they simply plug the unit into a standard wall outlet to recharge.

The PowerPack Series Portable Power Systems is ideal for:

Customers who want to implement mobile power on an existing non-powered cart or workstation

Customers who want to power equipment off-site such as parking lots, sidewalk events, remote displays and more

Customers who have areas in their workplace where power is not available – far corners of the warehouse, loading docks, remote storage areas, etc.

For help finding the best portable power solution for your business, contact us at BarcodesInc

QuikQ has announced that it has installed more than 1,000 of its SmartQ systems at truck stops and travel centers throughout the United States. The SmartQ cardless fueling system leverages EPC Gen 2 passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags (employing Impinj Monza 4 RFID chips) that can be affixed to trucks or trailers so that the vehicles can be identified while pulling into fuel lanes at truck stops. Once a vehicle is identified via an Impinj reader wired to as many as to four antennas mounted above the lanes, the system can automatically identify that truck, after which its driver can begin fueling without having to swipe a card or enter data on the pump’s keypad.

Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores has implemented the system at more than 200 of its fuel stations to date. TravelCenters of America (which operates 165 sites) has also installed the solution, QuickQ adds, and is nearly finished with that deployment. In addition, QuikQ reports, many independent truck stops and travel centers are utilizing its SmartQ system. Acknowledging QuikQ’s growth, Impinj named the company its North American VAR Partner of the Year.